By Samuel Schwartz
Standardized tests have become a rite of passage in public high schools. Everyone sits for one. Everyone stresses about one. Everyone anxiously checks, re-checks, and re-re-checks their inbox on that fateful day when the mysterious test-grading powers-that-be descend from their palanquins to distribute scores to the expectant masses.

As the school year entered early February, the groundhog’s prediction of an “early spring” wasn’t looking good. The Edmonds School District received heavy snowfall in the first and second weeks of February, with over 8 inches of snow in some areas. As March begins, piles of snow still remain in the Edmonds-Woodway student parking lot. In total, six days…

South County Fire and Rescue crews put out a fire on Sunday evening at the Carmel Condominiums at 655 Main Street in downtown Edmonds, across from the Edmonds library. Fire and Rescue crews rushed to the fire after…

This week, the Warrior Word decided to celebrate Mr. Bennett’s time here at EWHS by filming student testimonials, telling Mr. Bennett how much he was appreciated and how much everyone will miss him. Make sure to wish him a “good luck” on his retirement the next time you see him.

In the Edmonds Woodway Theater, the year finishes boldly with a drama: “Inherit the Wind” by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. The story takes place in a deeply religious town called Hillsboro in the 1920s that charged a teacher for telling children of Darwin’s theory of evolution that contrasted all religious…

Jemeria Winter runs to her Spanish class every day so she can be the first one there. It isn’t, however, to get a good seat or talk to her friends. She wants a blanket to protect her from freezing Philadelphia winters. Her classrooms walls aren’t insulated because they don’t have the money to keep…

In case you missed the Best Of EW Assembly, there were several amazing performances, videos and a worthy standing ovation for Mr. Bennett. The point of this assembly was to recap the events of the year. First was…

Without realizing it, you could be killing the environment and supporting the inhumane treatment of third-world employees. Many people don’t understand that the clothing they buy is made by underpaid laborers. Or that garment production leads to pollution. Or that billions of pounds of textiles end up in landfills each year. In a society fueled by materialistic values, we have become blind to the

Edmonds Woodway student Miriam Gold has founded a new club at Edmonds Woodway called Challah for Justice. The club makes traditional Jewish bread (pronounced Hah-luh) and sells it for charity. Miriam was inspired by a Jewish youth organization, Hillel at University of Washington, a place for young Jewish people to congregate and talk about world issues. The group there also sold…

SEATTLE – This beautiful place is one of the most well-loved and well-known cities on the West Coast, but how much does it cost to live here? When someone says ‘Seattle, Washington’ they probably think of great coffee, waterfront restaurants, universities and leading technology. What they don’t think about, or don’t want to think about, is the number of homeless people that currently call this city their home.

“I think it needs to be eliminated.” That was Hillary Clinton in mid-September 2017 in an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, reflecting on the 2016 election and the flaws in the electoral college that allowed her controversial opponent to take office (Merica). Similarly, her running mate Tim Kaine mentioned the strangeness that a candidate can win the popular vote but still lose the election in his speech shortly after the results of the election were announced (ABC News).

How many people can name a film director who is not male? Assuming that a person is reasonably educated in the subject of pop culture, their thoughts will be swimming with the names and faces of film’s famous figures. People like…

May 8, 2018 a student brought a gun to Edmonds Woodway high school. Students in their fourth period classes were unaware of the search for their peer. Today an email with all the information in a specific timeline “of the incident involving the student in possession of a firearm” was sent to all teachers. Students learned what happened in their first period today.

Edmonds Woodway’s own dance team went to Washington Interscholastic Activities Association state dance and drill competition this year. To qualify, a team must score over 220 out of 300. The dance team has five

It’s hard not to know about the recent school shootings around America. Their effects are widespread; from victims dealing with grief, to people across the country thinking, “what if that happened here?” Perhaps even more disquieting, the people who relate to the shooter, who keep the cycle of violence alive.

Back in the years of big hair and leg warmers, graduates would leave their graduation ceremony and head off to wild parties. Now that they were out of high school, what was stopping them from getting a little tipsy?

What is FBLA? FBLA, Future Business Leaders of America, is a club that meets every other week to prepare for business competitions. Events can be individual, team, or chapter (the whole club). They are based on business and careers. You take objective tests and some have role play also. Competitions consist of the

Beautiful in its complexity, culture can be difficult to accurately portray. This complexity is what deters so many filmmakers from attempting to do so on American big screens, making films like Pixar’s Coco unique.

Last weekend Edmonds Woodway’s three school jazz bands traveled to Moscow, Idaho to compete in the 51st Annual Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival. The festival takes place over the course of two days and is hosted by the University of Idaho. Over…

Our world is engulfed in information. Smartphones, computers, and even TVs all have access to the search engines that we use dozens of times a day without even thinking about it. Even within writing the introduction to this article, I used a search engine twice already. Google, Yahoo, Bing, and many many more allow…

You think, therefore you are, but are you who you think you are? You may be an intelligent arrangement of random particles called a Boltzmann Brain. The existence of Boltzmann Brains remains one of the strangest unsolved problems in cosmology today…

Take mission statements, those corporate-slime covered, oh-so-saccharine sentences that find their way onto business cards and the weird brochures that companies have to advertise themselves. While there are a few mission statements that have managed to evade this coating of syrupy hogwash, most are nothing more than…

We live in a world that is made up of various characters, each person with a background and identity unique to them alone. No two people on the planet are the same. We each carry differences that shape us into who we are as individuals. Unfortunately, we also live in a world where these differences are often viewed in an unbalanced favor: some traits are viewed as pleasant, some are ignored, and some are…

On Friday, December 8th, the Warriors basketball teams took on their inter-district rival Meadowdale Mavericks in the annual Rubber Chicken match.

Edmonds-Woodway girls varsity got off to a hot start in the first game of the varsity double-header, and never relinquished their lead. The Warrior girls improved to 3-1 on the season, as they demolished the Mavs 58-25. Both the boys and girls squads came up victorious, as the boys won in a ….

Holidays are around the corner and Edmonds Woodway is getting in the spirit. On December 2nd, the high school held our annual Craft Fair. Vendors were stationed from the F100 Flex to the Great Hall, and stocked up with possible gifts and concessions

Our teacher feature this week (the 28th) is Mr. Crist. Mr. Crist teaches math, however, the type varies from year to year. This year, Crist is teaching Algebra 2 and AP statistics. His classroom is located in the D205 classroom.

Selling 1.216 million copies of an album only in the first week? Not a surprise for artists such as Taylor Swift. Reputation, her sixth studio album (Billboard), dropped on November 10th. The name of the album for sure is prevalent in most of the 15 tracks, as Taylor delves into the media scandals and rumors that plagued her public life last year.

With all fall sports teams competing in the district competitions, and 5 out of 7 going to state, the Edmonds-Woodway fall athletic program has had one of the best seasons yet. These teams competing in state are football, girl’s swim, girl’s cross country, boy’s cross country, and girl’s soccer.

On October 21st, Edmonds saw the release of “Somewhere Between,” the first film in a six film series about diversity, taking place at the Edmonds Theater on 415 Main Street. Every third Saturday at noon from October to April, with the exception of December, the Edmonds Theater is offering students the opportunity to view free films based on true stories of inclusion, diversity, and equality.

Do you control what you do? That depends on your definition of “control.” I won’t go full Vsauce-Michael-Here on you, but free will is one of those concepts that makes less sense the more you think about it. Many religious groups and philosophers claim it exists. Many claim it doesn’t. I claim that it’s impossible to know for sure, but I can analyze its consequences.

From your alarm not going off, to your car not starting, the construction outside our school is probably on top of the list of reasons you’re late to class. It is for everyone. However, the majority of the student body is not aware of the details of the project. City Capital Projects Manager Jaime Hawkins and Transportation Engineer Bertrand Hauss elaborated…

Our first teacher feature of the year is Mr. Millette! Currently, Mr. Millette teaches IB, honors, and regular biology, however he has taught many different types of science classes in the past, and he sometimes teaches Integrated Physical Sciences. Millette’s classroom is located in…

By now it’s routine. The country awakens, the residual innocence of sleep not yet dissipated. Coffee is brewed, the curtains fling open, and NPR flicks on. It isn’t until then that the soothing state of sleep is finally crushed; the news proclaims the most recent massacre or shooting. Body count, missing persons, various celebrities and politicians “thoughts and prayers,” and suspects flash on the screen. How did we get here? This violence…

Edmonds Woodway’s very own Play Production put on The Dining Room. A play by A.R. Gurney which displays a timeline of the 20th century in America shown through the most useless yet admired and respected room in the house: the dining room…

The United States is known as the melting pot of our modern world. Immigrants build new lives within our borders, bringing with them not only their belongings, but their religions, cultures, and lifestyles. It’s nearly impossible to pinpoint American culture, as we have been influenced so greatly by the countries…

By Emelia Persell
Seattle’s mayoral election made history this week. Jenny Durkan, 59, was elected mayor, the first woman to hold the office since 1928 and the first openly lesbian mayor in the history of the city. Seattle’s last female mayor was Bertha Knight Landes, the namesake of Seattle’s tunnel boring machine. Durkan won in a resounding…

People often get the impression that certain activities, programs and clubs are overlooked. When most think of high school extracurriculars, their minds go straight to the Friday night football games and cheerleaders dressed in gleaming costumes that dominate modern culture.

By Samuel Schwartz
Standardized tests have become a rite of passage in public high schools. Everyone sits for one. Everyone stresses about one. Everyone anxiously checks, re-checks, and re-re-checks their inbox on that fateful day when the mysterious test-grading powers-that-be descend from their palanquins to distribute scores to the expectant masses.

Recycling is one of the most basic practices preached by environmentalists, and for good reason. In 2016 alone, the Department of Energy recycled 230 tons of waste that would have otherwise ended up in landfills. Because of this, the government saved $13,800 which can now be used in other areas. There is seemingly no reason to throw recyclables into the trash. However, at Edmonds Woodway…

By Graham Everhart
Every two years, something remarkable happens at Edmonds-Woodway: the drama program and the music program join forces to produce a musical. In 2017 it was Hairspray. This year it was High School…

The Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, a regional competition between student jazz groups held annually at the University of Idaho, is a special experience because of how ordinary it is.
Perhaps “ordinary” has too negative of a connotation. I always enjoy Lionel Hampton. I’m part of the EWHS jazz program, and the jazz program attends every year, and every year…

As the school year entered early February, the groundhog’s prediction of an “early spring” wasn’t looking good. The Edmonds School District received heavy snowfall in the first and second weeks of February, with over 8 inches of snow in some areas. As March begins, piles of snow still remain in the Edmonds-Woodway student parking lot. In total, six days…

Knowledge Bowl is where seemingly trivial information meets fierce competition. Gian Rodrigues, one co-president, described the bowl as an “interdisciplinary trivia club in essence and in theory, however in practice it would be much more appropriate to draw comparisons and parallels to fight club or even brothels in ancient…

Edmonds-Woodway’s boys’ swim team will be competing Saturday, February 8th and Sunday, February 9th, at the Snohomish Aquatic Center for 3A District Champions. The team has grown immensely this season, beating rivals, consistently breaking records, and they have high hopes of winning districts as a team.
A junior on the team, Yuteng Wang, reports…

By Alissa Berman
The Black Student Union (BSU) at Edmonds Woodway, led by Kira Augustamar, Adiam Woldu, Segen Berhane, LaShaiah Dickerson, Hermona Girmay, and Nathaniel Girmay, creates a community for black students. They meet every Monday from 2-3 in C203.